When did we stop being a nation under God?
Are we or are we not a nation under God? “And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve … but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!”
Does our nation as a whole believe and support an almighty God, creator of all, of whom we depend upon, or don’t we?
If we do, then we should, as a whole nation, stand up for keeping the Pledge of Allegiance as it is … with the words, “one nation under God.”
I am so disgusted with some groups being able to take more and more of God away from our children’s heritage, and our nation, in the name of tolerance. Just because some people don’t believe in a god doesn’t give them the right to take God out of a country that believes in God as a whole nation. I see piece by piece and bit by bit of our foundation as a nation being removed, and when we do that you can be sure the nation will collapse. Keep praying for this nation. Just because 911 is nine months in the recesses of our hearts, let’s not, as Duane Sherrill stated in his column, “set back into that mode, forgetting the lessons we learned less than a year ago.”
If you missed his column Wednesday, June 26, “What has happened to American pride?” you missed a great article. For our nation’s sake, decide this day who you will serve and who your nation will serve and fight for that right! Let those who object start being a little tolerant with those who believe in an almighty God. Let’s believe everyday, not just when a crisis hits our nation. Someone once said, “The fastest way for evil to win is for good men to do nothing.”
Thank you,
Lorraine Lavender
Rock Island